Organic farming can feed the world, U-M study shows
...h are plowed into the soil to provide natural soil amendments instead of synthetic fertilizers. They found that planting green manures between growing seasons provided enough nitrogen to farm organically without synthetic fertilizers. Organic farming is important because conventional agriculture---which invo...Still some way to go in tackling racism in mental health care
...d by other government policy, such as the proposed amendments to the Mental Heath Bill, and there are also wider questions about whether treatment is being offered and delivered effectively. The Count me in census and other research indicate that institutional discrimination does occur and that services have ...VCR -- FDA approves home discharge for US patients
... FDA approval is conditional on the company making amendments to the labeling of the VentrAssist within 45 days, however the ability for patients to be discharged home is immediate....Real battle over mental health law about to begin
...criminal courts). It's uncertain whether the legal amendments now being proposed will be any less controversial,...climbing up by another route, he warns. Crucially, amendments should include introducing guiding principles into the act, including those of autonomy and reciproc...Growth hormone illegal for off-label anti-aging use, study warns
Because of 1988 and 1990 amendments to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, off-label distribution or provision of human growth hormone to treat aging or age-associated illnesses is illegal in the United States, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The ...'Apollo Program' for hydrogen energy needed, Stanford researcher says
...ern performancestandards required by Clean Air Act amendments and therefore runinexpensively while saddling society with huge hidden costs. An ApolloProgram would provide additional subsidies for wind and other renewableenergy sources. While wind subsidies are on the order of $100 million peryear, Jacobson said...